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Inquiry-based chemistry training for west coast natural sciences teacher

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) has continued its professional development programme for Natural Sciences educators in the West Coast Education District of the…

Inquiry Based Life sciences training for west coast teachers

The Arcelor Mittal Science Centre in Saldanha hosted the first of three professional development training programs for natural sciences teachers from schools in the West Coast…

Celebration of STEM education as science teaching and learning centres programme at Western Cape schools reaches it’s 125th milestone

A total of one hundred and twenty-five (125) under-resourced schools in the Western Cape have now received purpose-designed and constructed Science Teaching and Learning Centres…

Smoke, Flames, Explosions, and challenging experiments as rural primary and secondary learners represent their science clubs at the annual advancing knowledge NPC science club competition

The STEM-promoting partnership between AK NPC and the Garden Cities Archway Foundation delivered yet another successful event. On Tuesday, 30 September 2025, the annual Science…

Opening of seven new science teaching and learning centres at Western Cape primary and high schools

The partnership between the Garden Cities Archway Foundation, the Western Cape Education Department, and the Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) has continued its…

Inquiry-based training in physics and astronomy for Cape winelands intermediate phase teachers

The Natural Sciences curriculum content taught during the third and fourth school terms was covered in the final training session organized by Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit…

Advancing inquiry-based teaching of physics and astronomy in the Overberg education district

Advancing Knowledge NPC’s professional development sessions for natural sciences teachers concluded their 2025 delivery in the Overberg Education District of the Western Cape…

Inquiry-Based training for natural sciences and mathematics teachers in Eden and Central Karoo education district, Western Cape

Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) rounded off its 2025 training programme in inquiry-based STEM education training in George for grades 6-9 natural sciences and mathematics…

Excitement, enjoyment and enthusiasm in the inquiry based natural science teacher training course in Butterworth, Eastern Cape

In the first week of July 2025 Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) continued its inquiry-based science training for natural science teachers with two programmes running parallel,…

AK NPC and SADTU joint training programme for science club practitioners at Cape winelands and Overberg schools

In the first school term of 2025, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) held meetings with AK NPC to discuss the advancement of science and science education in…

Advancing the teaching of chemistry in Overberg education district

According the CAPS curriculum for Natural Sciences, content of the second term covers the Matter and Materials knowledge area generally referred to as chemistry. To address this…

Professional development of natural sciences teachers in cape winelands education district

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) has continued with its professional development programme for Natural Sciences educators into the second term of the school year.…

Chemistry and mathematics teacher training using an inquiry-based approach at Inkcubeko youth & science centre in George

Advancing Knowledge NPC (AK NPC) continued its inquiry-based STEM education training for senior phase (grade 7-9) natural sciences teachers at the Inkcubeko Youth & Science…

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES TEACHERS IN CAPE WINELANDS EDUCATION DISTRICT (STELLENBOSCH AREA)

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) recently held the first of four professional development sessions planned for 2025 directed at intersen (grades 4-7) and senior…

Advancing Knowledge NPC preparing STEM Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) expanded its training of natural sciences teachers to the Overberg Education District. On Friday 14 February 2025 (valentine’s day…